Swing-chair.



J. F. SITLER.

SWING CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE2B,1912.

Patented June 16, 1914.

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J. F. SITLER.

SWING CHAIR.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE-28, 1912.

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JAMES F. SITLER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SWING-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed June 28, 1912. Serial No. 705,345.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEs F. SITLER, acitizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn,county of Kings, in the State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Swing-Chairs of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a parthereof.

This invention relates to swings or swing chairs suspended by flexibleconnections from overhead points of support.

It has for its object to improve generally the construction of suchdevices and particularly to increase their stability.

In accordance with the invention the flexible connections which serve tosup port the swing are attached to frame members secured thereto atpoints remote from the center of gravity of the occupant. Thisconstruction renders the swing safe for children as it prevents tiltingand tipping thereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the typeabove referred to which is adapted to be folded compactly to facilitatetransportation and crating thereof. Previous constructions have notproven entirely satisfactory in that all of the parts of the chair couldnot be caused to assume positions in the same horizontal plane, thusforming a perfectly flat structure. This objection is overcome inaccordance with this invention by a novel arrangement of the parts aswill later appear.

A further object of the invention is to improve the devices employed inchair swings and the like for preventing the occupant from fallingtherefrom.

The invention will be more fully described with reference to theaccompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of aswing chair embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing theimproved chair in collapsed position.

The chair shown is of the collapsible type, the several frame members,such as the seat a, back 6, side arms 0 and vertical frame members clbeing pivotally inter-connected and held in rigid relationship normallyby suitable braces e releasably engaging any two of said parts, as theback and the side arms. The braces 6 may be formed as a bail having itsbody pivotally attached to the back Z) of the seat and having itsparallel arms provided with lugs 6 adjacent their extremities to engagesuitable apertures formed in the side arms 0 of the chair. The arms ofthe bail are relatively resilient so that they may be readily engaged ordisengaged from said apertures. In the construction shown said aperturesare formed in rearward extensions of the side arms 0 but it will beapparent that the bail may be so disposed as to engage other portions ofthe side arms 0 or may be formed to engage with other members of thechair frame. If desired the braces 6 may be entirely independent of eachother.

By a novel arrangement of the seat a, back 7), side arms 0 and verticalframe mem bers d and b, it is possible upon the disengagement of thebraces e to fold the chair so that all of said parts shall lie in thesame horizontal plane. This is accomplished by making all of said partsof the same width as the seat member a. The vertical frame members (Zand b are pivotally connected to the front and rear ends respectively ofthe outer sides of the seat member a. The back .member I) has asuflicient clearance for its lower edge to permit it to have an arcuatemovement about the rear edge of the seat a. The side arms a are attachedon the outer sides of the vertical members (Z and b in a manner to belater described. In folding the chair it will be noted that the sidearms a rest snugly against the vertical frame members d and Z), theformer being of a length permitting it to rest between the ends of theframe members 6 and its point of attachment to the seat a. The framemember d rests snugly against the outer sides of the seat a. The backassumes a position in the same horizontal plane with the seat a. Fromthis description it will be evident that the chair may be readily cratedor trans ported, the parts occupying a minimum amount of space when infolded condition.

The side arms a may be connected pivotally to the vertical frame membersI) of the back by a rigid rod f extending entirely across the back andthrough said arms and frame members. This rod extends outward on bothsides of the chair for a substantial distance and engages supporting ortransferring members These last named members are thus disposed inspaced relationship from the side arms a and preferably are insubstantial parallelism thereto. The forward ends of the bars 9 arepivotally connected with. the chair in a somewhat similar manner by rodsh which further serve to connect the side arms 0 and the vertical framemembers (Z of the chair. Suitable braces h connected to the rods it orto the side bars 9 may be secured to the seat or to the vertical membersd to strengthen the general structure and particularly to transfer theweight from the seat to the bars g. It is to be noted that the rods itdo not extend entirely across the front of the chair as does the rod f,separate devices being provided for preventing the occupant from fallingfrom the swing as will appear hereinafter. The supporting bars 9 extendwell vin front and in rear of the front and rear respectively of theseat, so as to insure stability of support with respect to thetransverse axis of the chair as well as to the longitudinal axis. Theflexible connections g are attached-to the bars 9 adjacent their endsand to overhead points of support in the usual manner. From the abovedescription it, will now appear that a supporting base of relativelygreat area is provided and accordingly a swing of greater stability issecured than has been possible in previous constructions.

The safety devices, designed, of course, for children, comprise atransverse memberz' extending between the forward ends of the side arms0 and engaged therewith through pins 2" as indicated in dotted lines. Tothis member 2' is secured a strap k which is adapted to engage a buckle70 carried by another strap Z0 secured to the seat a. lVhen the child isseated the bar 2' is positioned on the side arms 0 and the two straps 7cand 70 are buckled together, the legs of the child being extended onopposite sides of the straps. In accordance with this construction themember 2 is locked in place positively, the rigidity of the swing frameis increased and the danger of the retaining devices becoming loosened,as in previous devices, is eliminated.

Many modifications in structure will sug gest themselves in carrying outthe above described improvements but all such modifications are to beconsidered within the scope of this invention provided the generalstructure herein emphasized and claimed, is realized.

lVhat I claim as my invention is:

A collapsible chair having a seat member, a back member pivotallyconnected thereto, vertical frame members pivotally connected to theseat member adjacent the forward edge thereof, side arms pivotallyconnected to said frame members and to said back, rods connecting saidside arms with said back and said frame members, said rods beingextended a substantial distance on either side of said arms, to increasethe area of the effective supporting base supporting bars for said swingcarried by the rods adjacent their ends and flexible supports extendingdownwardly from above the chair and secured to said supporting barswhereby the chair is suspended in a stable condition.

This specification signed and witnessed this 27th day of June A. D.1912.

JAMES F. SITLER.

Signed in the presence of E. M. TAYLOR, WonTrIINoToN CAMPBELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

